Besides feeding 2 babies 5 times throughout the day, changing 20 diapers (I am not kidding.), sterilizing bottles, making bottles, and pumping every three hours. (This is a really bad sentence... I actually don't even think it qualifies as a sentence. oh well.)
Enter the crock-pot.
Lots of people have asked me what items have been super helpful with two babies and soon I will be giving my top must-haves! Near the top of that list is the crock-pot. It is magic! Not only can you make dinner, but you can make dessert as well in this nifty little invention!
I have been craving sweets post-partum... it's crazy! Like, I need sugar after every meal. I need to get a grip.
Anyway, this Lemon Blueberry Cake is a cinch to make in the crock!
Lemon-Blueberry-Goodness-Crock-pot-Cake!
Photo courtesy of me! (Again, not so much into taking pics of the process. I am all about the results, which I might add were fantastic!!)
Ingredients:
Cooking Spray (any kind will really do)
1 can of blueberry pie filling
1 box of lemon cake mix (Yes, I use a box... sorry mom) & all the ingredients required on the back of the box to make cake mix (water, oil, eggs)
1 1/4 cup of boiling water
1/4 cup sugar
Make it:
1. Coat your crock-pot with the cooking spray
2. Spoon pie filling into the crock-pot and set aside
3. In a big bowl mix the cake mix and ingredients to make cake. I use a good old fashioned whisk because I am too lazy to bust out a hand mixer and it's so much easier to just wash the whisk! Anyway, use whichever you prefer and beat the tar out of the cake mix until there are no lumps (about 2 minutes)
4. Pour cake batter over the pie filling in the crock-pot
5. In another bowl combine the boiling water and sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves. Slowly pour this over the top of the cake mixture in the CP
6. Take 8 paper towels and stack on top of the CP without touching the cake mix and secure with the lid on top (this will absorb the moisture)
7. Cook on high heat for 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 hours or until whatever you choose to stick in the middle to test comes out clean. (They always recommend a wooden skewer... I use a steak knife.)
8. Turn off CP and let stand uncovered for about 45 minutes (if you live in the DR you know that's quite impossible so just let it chill on your counter top with the lid on for a couple of hours while it cools down, or you can serve it hot, but be careful- the fruit will be extremely hot)
9. Scoop cake onto plates and top with blueberry mixture at the bottom of CP... Or if you have a cake pan, place that on top of the CP and invert and your beautiful cake and blueberry topping should plop right out and onto your plate!!
10. Enjoy!!
This cake is so springy and delicious! It would also be wonderful if you did an angel food cake with strawberry pie filling or a streudel (sp?) cake with apple filling... combinations are limitless!!
Recipe courtesy of Sandra Lee Semi-homemade Slow Cooker Recipes
Up next week- my very very best friend's Key Lime Pie
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